A letter from the Executive Director of Maudslay Arts Center

As the 24th consecutive season of music comes to a close at Maudslay Arts Center in the Maudslay State Park in Newburyport, it is time to recognize and thank the many volunteers, sponsors, and news media that make this amazing non-profit outdoor venue a reality each summer.

First we salute the local bank that has supported the center and the arts for many years and allows us to continue to offer excellent musical programs for reasonable cost – The Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank, which sponsored the Saturday night series. This year attendance was up once again thanks to the fine entertainment offered at MAC and the continued publicity by so many media outlets – all the newspapers, magazines, radio stations, cable TV and online services that helped get our message out to the community to insure increasing attendance.

A special thanks to this year’s volunteers, who worked tirelessly to make this series happen: Marjorie Anderson, volunteer coordinator; the Rev. Michael and Edna Shirley; Rena Roseman; Jean and John Lambert; Sue Tiernan; Nancy Brogden; Mary LaPlante; Regina Branco; Sharyn Russell; Rosey Werner; Charlie Costello, and Jeanne Smith.

We thank our patrons, many of whom signed on as financial supporters as Friends of MAC; Amesbury Industrial Supply Co.; Gould Insurance, Agency, Inc.; Marge and Skip Motes/Fidelity matching grant; Jack and Rosemary Werner; Gino DiFiore; the Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation, particularly Ron Kovacs and staff at Maudslay State Park for their continued support of this most important regional resource, and the Friends of the Maudslay State Park.

Special thanks goes to Newton Greenery of Newton, NH for in-kind donations.

On behalf of all of us at Maudslay Arts Center, our deepest thanks and best wishes to all. We hope to see all of you again next summer for our 25th season – our Silver Jubilee – and in the meantime check our website for future events at www.maudslayartscenter.org